Korowai

Description
A small korowai made from muka woven in horizontal rows of whatu-aho-rua. Aho spaced at approx 10 mm intervals. Six whenu to every 10 mm. Rectangle boxes of red, yellow and black wool around edges and bottom. Black,white and purple (dyed) coloured feathers. Some of the stitching is beginning to unravel
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Object detail

Classification
Clothing - Outerwear/Clothing/Personal Artifacts
Accession number
A95.102
Collection type
Māori
Material
Muka (Flax)
Plant Fibre
Wool
Feathers

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